Yerba Buena

Clinopodium douglasii

• Description: Aromatic, trailing, evergreen, perennial herb with egg-shaped leaves and small white flowers.
• Habitat: Open, well-drained forests, grassyclearings, and rocky slopes.
• Harvest: Mature aromatic leaves in summer.
• Edibility: The leaves are wonderful in tea.
• Fun Fact: Can be grown indoors as a potted plant. ‘Yerba buena’ means ‘good herb’ in Spanish, and was the original name of San Francisco in the 1800s.